Health professionals ask Buhari to reverse ease of lockdown

Health workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the ease of lockdown he ordered in his April 27 nationwide broadcast with effect from today, Monday 4th of May..

The union made the call on Sunday, in a statement signed by its National President, Dr Obinna Ogbonna, and its General Secretary, Martin Egbanubi.

The NUAHP, which consists of clinical professionals in the health sector with the exception of physicians and nurses, in its statement, said its decision to call for the reversal of the President’s order was based on its observation in the last few days concerning the increase in the number of infected persons, number of deaths and testing capacity.

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It said: “The union has studied carefully the declaration by President Buhari on the gradual easing of lockdown nationwide with effect from Monday, May 4, 2020 and hereby raises a serious concern based on reported cases of increase in coronavirus infection and spread across the country in the last few days.

“As a union with members as frontlines workers, we cannot but caution the federal and affected state governments to continue with the lockdown until adequate measures have been taken to contain it.

“We must not forget the fact that the deficit of health professionals, medical materials and facilities in our country would not be able to handle whatever upsurge that may arise due to the high incidences especially the community transmission that is being presently witnessed in some parts of the country.”

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